Shirley Henderson

American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#conversation #each #i #like #non-stop

Filming is long - you get very tired, and your skin breaks out and you get lumps and bumps. It's easier if you're allowed to have bags under your eyes. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#bags #breaks #bumps #easier #eyes

I daydream all the time, and I like that quality. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#i #like #quality #time

I don't have children, but we all want to protect whatever we love in life. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#i #life #love #protect #want

I don't know what I'd do if I had to look pretty all the time. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#i #know #look #pretty #time

I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#gloom #humour #i #indulgence #laugh

I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#blonde #characters #disturbing #get #glamorous

I wasn't frightened of people, but I didn't have a clue about the adult world. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#adult #clue #frightened #i #people

I'm always nervous taking on a period role because it's difficult to research - you can't observe it, go out and see it. But it's satisfying because eventually you think, 'I got there.' ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#because #difficult #eventually #go #got

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else. ↗

— Shirley Henderson

#else #get #going #i #oscar